Kim Jong Un’s regime is returning to an escalating cycle of provocation it hasn’t used for years, revealed by security experts.
North Korea Tests World’s Resolve by Sending Missile Over JapanKim Jong Un’s regime is returning to an escalating cycle of provocation it hasn’t used for years, security experts lamented.
SEOUL—North Korea’s latest missile launch over Japan represents a major escalation that returns Pyongyang to a pattern of provocation it hasn’t used in years, testing how much international resolve can be summoned to thwart it.
A particularly strong reaction came from Japan, where in two northern prefectures and islands that stretch south of Tokyo, citizens started their Tuesday mornings with emergency alerts about Pyongyang’s intermediate-range missile flying over their country. The incident will likely energize Japan’s plans to increase military spending—a policy shift aimed largely at deterring North Korea.
